Nottingham Forest Vs. Swansea City, 2011 nPower Championship Playoffs: Swansea Attacking With Ten

Swansea City are down to ten men after Neil Taylor’s red card, but their lack of numbers haven’t stopped them from attacking Nottingham Forest. Stephen Dobbie, the hybrid attacking midfielder/second striker was withdrawn for Garry Monk, who slotted into Taylor’s slot in defense, but Swansea have made no other changes. As a result, the central midfielders have more responsibility going both ways while everyone else’s role stays basically the same. So far, it’s working.

Right after Taylor’s red card, Forest were the aggressors. However, from around the 10th minute on, Swansea have been the much better side, for almost 10 minutes at this point. Leon Britton and Joe Allen are working very hard in the midfield, while wingers Nathan Dyer and Scott Sinclair are making life hard on the hosts with their speed. Forest are trying to play a style that is too direct for a team with a man advantage, and they would probably be best served by slowing it down and playing a short passing style.